The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-04-22

Barnes q HartenSilne are recelv-
ing lumber daily and expect to have
their yard filed up in week or SO
with a fine assortment. Their o.
chiIla Guano is going like shot
cakes"
The seven year old daughter of
Samuel Jewell of Elkton, who was
burned SO severely on Saturday last,
mention of which is made elsewhere
has since died from the effect of her
injuries.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany have purchased about 200 acres
of land just outside of Wilmington to
the north, on which they propose
erecting their machine shops and
other works of the company.
A fire occurred at the famous Black
BaTrens Spring, near Pleasant
Grove, Lancaster Co.. last week
which endangered the large hotel
The smoke and meat house took fire
and was entirel y consumed.
Post master Hindman has enla~g.
ed his office room and put in a new
safe. This improvement makes less
room for the social crowd, who ex-
change courtesies round the stoye
while waiting for the in mail.
Five cattle were killed on account
of being infected with pleuro pneu-
monia, two weeks ago, in Manor
township. Lancaster Co. Pa. A dis
rance only of 10 or II miles from
this place. The plague is getting
pretty near.
Solid and cheap Fire Insurance a
any amount by the "old relieble,''
The North America Phila., with
So, 100000 cash assets. Also safe and
profitable guaranteed first mortgage
loans of any size furnished on appli-
cation by H. H Haines. apps 9te o. W,
All licenses for carrying on bust
ness in Cecil county expire the 3Oth
of April and must be renewed May
lst. though we believe it has grown
into an unwrittcn law to allow grace
to the 10th of May, so as not to
make too much of rush about the
Clerks office.
James T. Luton contemplates
starting a new paper on the Hyde
Park side to compete with the Cour.
aer Progress for the Welsh patronage
in few weeks -Scranton Arqus.
Go 1t, Jeems Send us down some OF
your Welsh talkee.-Appeaz
Send as some too, Jim.
The Woodlawn w. G. T. u. has
secured Mrs. Martin of Baltimore,
favorably known throughout the
county by her lectures in behalf of
the prohibatory law, to conduct the
services in IIopewell NJ E. Church
next Sabbath morning and evening
The public is cordially invited.
Friend Passmore has surrounded
with wire netting the capacious lot
in the rear of the G. Birdsall Pass
more Building and converted it into
a chicken ranch, where the Plymouth
Rocks cackle and scratch to their
entire satisfaction. and lay two eggs
a day to the satisfaction of the own
er.
On Thursday night of last week 6
barn belonging to Timothy V. Rose
near Iron Hill station, q shors dis
tance from Elkton was destroyed by
fire. The cattle and horses were
saved but a large quantity of hay
grain, etc, was burned. Loss about
81 900. Insured in Cecil Mutual We
presume
Lawrence Hopkins got on the train
last Saturday at The depot in Port
Deposit to ride as far as Bank station
only, but the train did not stop al
the Bank, so Lawrence walked off or
rather fell off the rear platform land
ing head foremost. He wasn't killed.
a certain kind ofpeople are said TO
be lucky.
The following appointments were
made for this county and vicinity by
the late Methodist Protestant Con
ference. Cecilton, w. d. Litsinger;
Chesapeake, p. o. Lewis; Chester.
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